Journal of
Development and Agricultural Economics

  • Abbreviation: J. Dev. Agric. Econ.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9774
  • DOI: 10.5897/JDAE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 555

Full Length Research Paper

Analysis of labor opportunity cost on the economic profitability of fertilizer microdosing (FM) in Burkina Faso

Mamadou Sanogo
  • Mamadou Sanogo
  • Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Earth and Life Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium.
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Frédéric Gaspart
  • Frédéric Gaspart
  • Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Earth and Life Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium.
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Daniel Kabore
  • Daniel Kabore
  • Centre d’Analyse des Politiques Economiques et Sociales (CAPES), Burkina Faso.
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Sibiri Jean Baptiste Taonda
  • Sibiri Jean Baptiste Taonda
  • Institut de l’Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA), Burkina Faso.
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Marie-Paule Kestemont
  • Marie-Paule Kestemont
  • Faculty of Science, Louvain School of Statistics, Biostatistics and Actuarial Science, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium.
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  •  Received: 26 February 2020
  •  Accepted: 16 June 2020
  •  Published: 31 August 2020

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